The United States will organize some important international sporting events in the coming years: the 2025 Ryder Cup, 2026 FIFA World Cup and the Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2028.
However, the country is not ready for all air travel that belongs to those events, the American travel association said in a report on Wednesday.
“Without immediate action, our outdated air travel system will press under pressure,” the report said.
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The LA28 team poses with politicians and team USA atlets when the Olympic flag arrives in Los Angeles on 12 August 2024. (Emma Mcintyre/Getty images for LA28)
The US Travel Association called for urgent modernization of air traffic control technology and solutions for the shortages of the Nation air traffic controller.
“America is staring at a historical opportunity – the question is whether we will take the moment or fall short,” said Geoff Freeman, president and CEO of the US Travel Association.
“In the coming years, an unprecedented travel question will yield that our systems are not willing to handle. Washington has a small window to remedy large travel line points and to unlock an economic chance of $ 100 billion – but it requires a level of urgency that is lacking in in recent years.
Mayor Karen Bass waves the Olympic flag on Los Angeles International Airport on 12 August 2024. (Etienne Laurent/AFP via Getty images)
The US Travel Association called on Congress and President Donald Trump and his administration to take steps to improve air travel.
The organization said that the senior leadership of the White House wanted to show the country during the Global events of the Marquee, Trump to let his promise of accelerated visa for the World Cup 2026 come true and to create more advanced security research processes and strong airport borders and strong airport borders .
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Mayor Karen Bass accepts the Olympic flag of Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, during the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, 11 August 2024. (Carl Recines/Getty Images)
“This is the time to deliver the world-class travel system that earns Americans and the world,” concluded Freeman.
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